21. A Quiet Place
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: John Krasinski
Actors: John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Noah Jupe, Millicent Simmonds, Cade Woodward, Evangelina Cavoli
Plot: A family leaves in fear and isolation following a global event that has unleashed a horror that will attack at the slightest sound.
22. Ready Player One
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe, Mark Rylance, T.J. Miller
Plot: In the not-too-distant future the world has become stagnated and the "missing millions" generation finds release in a massive VR MMO called "The Oasis". When the billionaire founder of the game dies, it starts an in-game Easter Egg hunt, steeped in 80s pop culture, with the prize being his entire fortune and the future of Oasis itself. Young outcast Wade Watts finds himself in the center of the hunt, and with corporate-backed zealots willing to do anything for the prize, Watts will have to put everything on the line to win - and maybe change the real world for the better.
23. Cold War ( Zimna wojna )
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Polish
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Pawel Pawlikowski
Actors: Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc, Agata Kulesza, Cédric Kahn, Jeanne Balibar
Plot: An impossible love story set in an improbable time - as two lovers find passion despite their different backgrounds and temperaments, set against the backdrop of the Cold War that spans Poland, Berlin, Yugoslavia and Paris.
24. Blindspotting
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Carlos López Estrada
Actors: Daveed Diggs, Rafael Casal, Janina Gavankar, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Ethan Embry, Tisha Campbell-Martin
Plot: Three days before his probation officially ends, Oakland native Collin, doing everything he can to keep clean (curfew, avoiding drugs and holding down a job), witnesses a police officer gunning down a defenseless man. This throws his world off balance as he contends with his hot-headed friend Miles and tries to reconcile with his girlfriend, Val.
25. Sorry to Bother You
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Boots Riley
Actors: Tessa Thompson, Armie Hammer, Lakeith Stanfield, Patton Oswalt, Steven Yeun, Terry Crews
Plot: Taking place in an alternate version of Oakland, a black telemarketer learns the secret to success is to use his "white voice" and proceeds to quickly rise up the food chain. But his newfound fame comes at a price as he delves deeper and deeper into his shady business.
26. Adrift
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Baltasar Kormákur
Actors: Shailene Woodley, Sam Claflin, Jeffrey Thomas, Elizabeth Hawthorne, Grace Palmer, Tami Ashcraft
Plot: Two free spirits, and sailing enthusiasts, meet by chance and fall for each other. The adventurous duo decide to celebrate their love with a journey across the ocean, not knowing what fate has in store. Running into one of the most powerful hurricanes on record, their boat nearly destroyed and one on the verge of death - it will take everything to survive.
27. Leave No Trace
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Debra Granik
Actors: Ben Foster, Thomasin McKenzie, Dale Dickey, Jeff Kober, Isaiah Stone, Dana Millican
Plot: A father and his teen daughter have lived for years off the grid in the vast forests of Portland, Oregon. But a chance mistake puts them into the social services system. Neither are prepared for the new world they find themselves thrust into, and put in motion a plan to return to their idyllic life.
28. The Rider
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Chloé Zhao
Actors: Brady Jandreau, Tim Jandreau, Lilly Jandreau, Cat Clifford, Terri Dawn Pourier, Lane Scott
Plot: A young cowboy re-examines his life after suffering a near-fatal head injury.
29. A Prayer Before Dawn
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Biography
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire
Actors: Joe Cole, Vithaya Pansringarm, Panya Yimmumphai, Nicolas Shake, Pornchanok Mabklang, Billy Moore
30. Hereditary
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ari Aster
Actors: Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, Ann Dowd, Zachary Arthur
Plot: Ellen has long been the matriarch of the Graham family but, upon her passing, her daughter, Annie, along with her husband Steve and their two children find themselves as part of a horrifying legacy as they begin to unravel the true story behind their family - and learn that not everything you inherit is welcome.
